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NCOP SELECT COMMMITEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Annual Performance Plans 2014/15. 22 July 2014. Part A: DSD Annul Performance Plan [2014/15] Purpose Background Strategic Overview Program Performance Plan [2014/15] Expenditure trends Budget allocation Conclusion
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NCOP SELECTCOMMMITEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Annual Performance Plans2014/15 22 July 2014
Part A: DSD Annul Performance Plan [2014/15] Purpose Background Strategic Overview Program Performance Plan [2014/15] Expenditure trends Budget allocation Conclusion Part B: DWCPD Annul Performance Plan [2014/15] PRESENTATION STRUCTURE
To present to the Portfolio Committee the Department’s Annual Performance Plan that encompasses; • the vision, mission; • mandate and strategic priorities; • strategic objectives; • annual targets and • budget over the MTEF PURPOSE
BACKGROUND • The Minister of Social Development has been appointed as a leader coordinator for Outcome 13: Social Protection – “An inclusive and responsive social protection system” • A number of engagement have taken place in preparation for the Medium Term Strategic Framework chapter. • Various sector departments have been consulted leading to the draft a Medium Term Strategic Framework. • This includes workshops with provincial counterparts and leadership within the South African Social Security Agency [SASSA] and the National Development Agency. • In addition, the Department is gearing for re-alignment following the functional shift of the disability and children functions which are now with DSD.
VISION & MISSION Vision A Caring and Self-reliant Society Mission To transform our society by building conscious and capable citizens through the provision of comprehensive, integrated and sustainable social development services
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW • The conclusion and adoption of the National Development Plan [NDP] 2030 Vision has created a clear development path for the Department of Social Development. • The NDP gives a thorough reflection of the grinding and persistent poverty, inequality and unemployment which confront a number of people in South Africa, especially youth. • The document primarily locates Social Development within the broader scope of social protection with a key focus on creating a system that ensures that no household lives below a pre-determined social floor and that all areas of vulnerability taking into consideration the needs, realities, conditions and livelihoods of those at risk are addressed.
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW • The NDP 2030 conceptualises social protection as much broader and more inclusive than social security. It incorporates non-statutory or private measures for providing social security without excluding traditional social security measures. • Social security which draws on section 27 of the constitution to address income dimensions of poverty and contribute to ensuring a standard of living below which no-one falls; • Measures to addresscapability poverty: support to early childhood development and investments in children; labour market activation policies and measures that foster productive inclusion of the under-and unemployed; • Protective measures for nutritional and food security. • Developmental social service interventions to address (i) economic and social exclusion and strengthen social cohesion; (ii) ensure that families and individuals are able to access services.
The overarching goals of the plan are the elimination of poverty and the eradication of inequality through: • Uniting South Africans of all races through social dialogue [on the social protection floor]. • Active engagement of citizens in their own development – strengthening democracy and holding government accountable. • Expansion of the economy & making growth inclusive and more labour absorbing. • Building of key capabilities of both people and the country – skills, infrastructure, institutions and partnerships. • Building a capable and developmental state. • Strong leadership throughout society to work together to solve our problems. Six pillars of the National Development Plan
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES The key sector priorities over the Medium Term Strategic Period are: • Reforming the social welfare sector and services to deliverbetterresults. • Improve the provision of Early Childhood Development. All children should enjoy services and benefits aimed at facilitating access to nutrition, health care, education, social care and safety. • Deepening social assistance and extending the scope for social security. • Strengthening community development interventions. • Establish social protection systems to strengthen coordination, integration, planning, monitoring and evaluation of services. • Improving household food and nutrition.
Expenditure Trend • The bulk of this programme’s spending over the medium term goes towards compensation of employees, which constitutes on average 5.5 per cent of the budget, and operating leases for office accommodation, which constitutes on average 8.8 per cent of the goods and services allocation. • Spending on this programme increases steadily over the seven-year period, mainly due to the building of capacity in the oversight function of the department in the Internal Audit sub-programme. • The additional capacity was required to enable the department to fulfil its operational support and oversight role over the South African Social Security Agency and the National Development Agency.
EXPENDITURE TRENDS • The child support, old age and disability grants make up the bulk of the programme’s expenditure over the medium term, and reflect government’s commitment to supporting the most vulnerable in society by providing income support. • The number of social assistance grant beneficiaries decreased from 15.9 million in March 2013 to 15.6 million as at December 2013 due to the re-registration process where ineligible beneficiaries were removed from the grant system. • Expenditure on social assistance grants is expected to increase over the medium term mostly due to inflation related adjustments to the grant values of the individual grant types and a slight growth in beneficiary numbers over the period. • The department expects that the number of beneficiaries will increase to approximately 16.6 million by the end of March 2017.
EXPENDITURE TRENDS • The spending focus over the medium term will continue to be on making transfers to the South African Social Security Agency as the grants administering entity. The programme transfers 98.6 per cent of its allocation to the agency for it to improve its fraud management system and ensure that social assistance grants are paid to an estimated 16.6 million beneficiaries by 2016/17. • Social grant administration costs constitute 6.4 per cent of the budget for social assistance grants, as reflected in spending in the Social Assistance programme in 2010/11, but are expected to decline to 5.2 per cent in 2016/17, partly due to efficiencies from the new payment contract implemented in 2012/13. • The implementation and roll-out of an integrated appeals business information system is expected to speed up turnaround times by increasing the proportion of appeals adjudicated within a period of 90 days to 70 per cent in 2016/17.
PROGRAMME 4: WELFARE SERVICES POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
